so out of frustration, i wrote "reservoir dogs." hollywood is not very alluring to me. i am not susceptible to swimming pools and porsches. i got a '79 chevy. it's runnin' good. i'm a film outlaw, and i think that's a good thing to be. annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." at the edge of hollywood and beyond, new filmmakers are making some of the most interesting films in america today, films that have made hollywood stand up and watch. these filmmakers work against great odds on shoestring budgets. if they succeeed, they can get a chance to make hollywood pictures, like quentin tarantino and "pulp fiction." but going hollywood has its price, one that some of these filmmakers won't pay. in this program, narrated by frances mcdormand, we will look at some visions from "the edge." aaahh! (big band music playing) independent films are the most important there are in the usa. they're the lifeblood of the industry. they set the

i was going to shoot "reservoir dogs" for $30,000 16-millimeter, black and white. that's why it takes place in one room. i begged him and begged him to let me raise more money and he refused. no, no, no, no i've heard that before forget it, no way. no one's ever going to give me a chance and no. and he was saying this to me i'm like, oh, man, but just let me, like, go raise some money, please. and finally after a long time of negotiating he goes, "all right, give me two months with it. you can wait three months to make your home movie." and i go "well, okay, 2 months." in two months we got it going. i'm going to die i know it! oh, excuse me, i didn't realize you had a degree in medicine. uh, uh... are you a doctor? are you a doctor? answer me please are you a doctor? huh? no, i'm not, i'm not. so you admit you don't know what you're talking about. so if you're through giving me your amateur opinion slide back and listen to the news i'm taking you back. joe's going to get you a doctor and the doctor will fix you up. (harvey keitel) it's a film that hollywood did not

people have compared it to, they say it's like the last movement of reservoir dogs stretched out...like that sequence in naked gun 21/2, when there's the close—range gunfight, with two people hiding behind the same dustbin, but it's like that that, but it's like that but, stretched over 90 minutes. it has an absurd edge to it. it passes the six laughs test in the first ten minutes. it's passed the six laughs test in the last two minutes. you were laughing all the way through. i'm laughing at you talking about it. 0k, fine, so it's me you're laughing at! but cillian murphy, brie larson, sharlto copley, armie hammer, a really terrific cast, and every single one of them clearly rising to the challenge of this, thinking it's a great script. it's beautifully mapped out. i know nobody ever comes out of the cinema and says this, but the editing is amazing. i think you sold that quite well. good! the best of the week is get out. this is out in cinemas at the moment. have you seen this yet? no, i haven't see it yet. ok, you really should. it's described by its director as a social thriller,

people have compared it to, they say it's like the last movement of reservoir dogs stretched out...hat sequence in naked gun 21/2, when there's the close—range gunfight, with two people hiding behind the same dustbin, but it's like that, but stretched over 90 minutes. it has an absurd edge to it. it passed the six laughs test in the first ten minutes. it's passed the six laughs test in the last two minutes. you were laughing all the way through. i'm laughing at you talking about it! 0k, fine, so it's me you're laughing at! but cillian murphy, brie larson, sharlto copley, armie hammer, a really terrific cast, and every single one of them clearly rising to the challenge of this, thinking it's a great script. it's beautifully mapped out. i know nobody ever comes out of the cinema and says this, but the editing is amazing. laughter. i think you sold that quite well. good! the best of the week is get out. this is out in cinemas at the moment. have you seen this yet? no, i haven't see it yet. ok, you really should. it's described by its director as a social thriller, and it's very much in

people have compared it to, they say it's like the last movement of reservoir dogs stretched out...lose—range gunfight, with two people hiding behind the same dustbin, but it's like that that, stretched over 90 minutes. it has an absurd edge to it. it passes the six laughs test in the first ten minutes. it's passed the six laughs test in the last two minutes. you were laughing all the way through. i'm laughing at you talking about it. 0k, fine, so it's me you're laughing at! but cillian murphy, brie larson, sharlto copley, armie hammer, a really terrific cast, and every single one of them clearly rising to the challenge of this, thinking it's a great script. it's beautifully mapped out. i know nobody ever comes out of the cinema and says this, but the editing is amazing. laughter i think you sold that quite well. good! the best of the week is get out. this is out in cinemas at the moment. have you seen this yet? no, i haven't see it yet. ok, you really should. it's described by its director as a social thriller, and it's very much influenced by rosemary's ba by and the stepford wive

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